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Global Challenges (Online Learning) at The University of Edinburgh - UCAS

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2026 - 2027
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Course summary

With over 8 billion people on earth and rising, how can we all live well without compromising the life support systems of our planet? This unique and cutting-edge programme will enable you to tackle global problems in a multidisciplinary way. It will equip you to address causes, consider preventative approaches, and implement suitable responses. We live in an increasingly complex, often contradictory, fast-changing world:

  • We have experienced unprecedented economic growth, but inequality grows between and within nations
  • We know more about the natural environment than ever, yet we may be on the cusp of irreversible changes. caused by human activity.
  • More people are living longer, healthier lives than ever before, while billions suffer from hunger, malnutrition and disease.
Climate change, natural disasters, political instability, conflict and wars, mixed in with overpopulation, poverty and underinvestment in low-income countries, are leading to a range of challenges on a scale and at a frequency not experienced before. Challenges of migrating and vulnerable populations, emerging and re-emerging diseases, humanitarian crises and unprecedented urban development need a multidisciplinary approach with sustainability at the heart of it. Our MSc Global Challenges is a multi-level online programme that offers distinct qualifications following successful completion of each of the three stages. It comprises three postgraduate certificates, which together give you a lens on the drivers and causes of the different global crises we are facing, and strategies and tools to implement solutions and work in partnership with those who are leading change.

Modules

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Entry requirements

Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on the University of Edinburgh website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.

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Global Challenges (Online Learning) at The University of Edinburgh - UCAS